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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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